| essex-lopresti fracture | <radiology> Comminuted fracture of radial head, dislocation of distal radio-ulnar joint, due to longitudinal compression force (12 Dec 1998) |
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| jefferson fracture | <radiology> Burst fracture of atlas (C1), widened lateral masses of C1 on open-mouth odontoid view, vertical compression injury, unstable see also: atlas fractures, cervical spine fractures (12 Dec 1998) |
| jones fracture | <radiology> Fracture base of 5th metatarsal (12 Dec 1998) |
| expressed skull fracture | A fracture with outward displacement of a part of the cranium. (05 Mar 2000) |
| extracapsular fracture | A fracture at the articular extremity of a bone, but outside of the line of attachment of the capsular ligament of the joint. (05 Mar 2000) |
| fatigue fracture | Fracture that occurs in bone subject to repeated or unusual subliminal, endogenous stress, most often transverse in configuration. (05 Mar 2000) |
| unstable fracture | A fracture with an intrinsic tendency to slip out of place after reduction. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ununited fracture | A fracture in which union fails to occur, the ends of the bone becoming rounded and eburnated, and a false joint occurs. (05 Mar 2000) |
| kocher fracture | <radiology> Osteochondral fracture of the capitellum (12 Dec 1998) |
| fissured fracture | A fracture running parallel with the long axis of the bone. Synonym: fissured fracture. (05 Mar 2000) |
| foetal fracture | A fracture of one or more bones of a foetus occurring before birth. Synonym: foetal fracture. (05 Mar 2000) |
| folding fracture | A deformity in children consisting of a local bulging caused by the longitudinal compression of the soft bone; it occurs commonly in the radius or ulna or both. Synonym: folding fracture. (05 Mar 2000) |
| fracture | <orthopaedics> A break or rupture in the cortex of bone. The act of breaking a bone. Origin: L. Fractura, from frangere = to break (09 Oct 1997) |
| fracture bed | A narrow, extra-firm bed for treatment of fractures; usually incorporates an overhead frame for traction apparatus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| fracture by contrecoup | Skull fracture at a point distant from the site of impact. (05 Mar 2000) |